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Cambridge Centre
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LocationCambridge, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°23′35″N 80°19′12″W / 43.393°N 80.320°W / 43.393; -80.320
Address355 Hespeler Road
Opening date1973 [1]
ManagementMorguard REIT
OwnerMorguard
No. of stores and services149 [2]
No. of anchor tenants3 (1 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area721,297 sq ft (67,010.7 m2)[2]
No. of floors1
Websitecambridge-centre.com

Cambridge Centre is a shopping mall in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. In the 1980s, Hespeler Road became the city's major commercial area, and is now known as the Highway 24/Hespeler Road Commercial District.[3] The main anchor store is a Hudson's Bay. Construction recently transformed the previous anchor store Target into part of the mall adding SportChek on the front side and Kingpin on the backside.

History

The NHL sized skating rink

Cambridge Centre opened in 1996, on a site previously occupied by the John Galt Centre which was constructed in 1973. A Right House department store had been located in the John Galt Centre. The original anchors of the mall were Miracle Mart (at the current Marks, Marshalls, King Pin & Sport Chek sites) and Miracle Food Mart (at the current Forever 21 store site). The 1996 conversion and expansion doubled the length of the main shopping corridor with a fountain and new food court joining the old with the new. The construction of a 2-storey The Bay Department Store as the north anchor, the area which previously housed Miracle Mart and The Right House was expanded and reconstructed for Zellers which became the south anchor, and the previous Sears Outlet Store was converted into a 10-screen Cambridge Centre Cinemas.

The mall underwent further expansion in 2002, which saw the construction of the 2 story Sears Department Store with many new stores, the relocation of the food court to the new wing and a National Hockey League-sized ice rink known as the Cambridge Ice Centre. The new wing shaped like a horseshoe connects to the main corridor and now the mall has reached its current size. Since 1996, $100 million has been invested in the enhancement of Cambridge Centre.[4]

Community involvement

Cambridge Centre supports charities in the Waterloo Region, with a Community Kiosk that is available free of charge to registered local charities.[4]

Anchors

Former anchors

See also

Transit terminal

Cambridge Centre
Transit Terminal
General information
Coordinates43°23′33″N 80°19′21″W / 43.3926°N 80.3225°W / 43.3926; -80.3225
Owned byGrand River Transit
Bus routes11
Connections
  •  302  Bus
  •  203  iXpress Maple Grove
  •  50  Dundas
  •  51  Hespeler
  •  53  Franklin
  •  56  Dunbar
  •  60  Northview Acres
  •  61  Fountain
  •  64  Langs
  •  67  Eagle-Pinebush
  •  75  Saginaw
History
RebuiltDecember 19, 2016 (2016-12-19)

Cambridge Centre is one of the principal interchange points for Grand River Transit buses in Cambridge. The terminal was moved to a new structure outside the front entrance of the mall, facing Hespeler Road, in December 2016.[5] GRT's South Garage is also located nearby, on Conestoga Boulevard. The terminal had previously been located on the south side of the mall, on Dunbar Road.

References

  1. ^ "Cambridge Centre - History". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  2. ^ a b http://www.morguardretailleasing.com/building.php?building=cambridge-centre&province=Ontario&city=Cambridge&centre_type=All&Submit=SEARCH&lang=en_CA
  3. ^ Cambridge City article
  4. ^ a b "Cambridge Centre Website". Archived from the original on 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  5. ^ "Terminals & Stops". Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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